OLIVE FACED THE MUSIC ALONE

NZ Truth, Issue 1188, 6 September 1928, Page 5

OLIVE FACED THE MUSIC ALONE

Her Chivalrous Companion Remains Anonymous

YES, THESE MODERN SHEIKS KNOW THEIR ONIONS ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ . . ' * ■ (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Christchurch Representative.) When Olive Storey, a pretty 23 -year-old domestic, and her boy friend threw each other a part)) last week, it ivas probably not intended to be the one-sided affair which eventuated. The boy friend, who may yet have to face the magistrate, treated his fair companion rather shabbily. For her) temporary lapse, Olive will atone for the next twelve months under the care of the Salvation Army m the women's home at Addington.

IT was apparent that the young man, who, by the way, is the son of a well-known farmer, was 'scarcely playing ..the game, for when the fun abruptly ended, Olive jvas 100 per cent, blotto and minus • control of her legs, while the son of i the soil was sufficiently sober .to remain beyond reach of the law. These modern sheiks certainly. . know their vegetables. , Albeit, they came, they stoDDed and they looked, but they didn't listen, so Olive spent the night m the receptive cells of the city lock-up. Those m the vicinity of the public library and the T.M.C.A. m Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch, shortly before seven o'clock on Wednesday night of last week, beheld a car steering an erratic course from the north. As the vehicle came closer, it could be seen that the two occupants pf the front seat were attempting to drive, but between them they made a poor fist of it. ...,'•' ..-,'' When opposite the parking stand outside the V.M.C.A., they collided with a stationary car, thereby attracting the attention of ' a, policeman.

Olive $yas well m her cups. With some unprintable language and epithets; She told the first constable' on

the scene just what she thought of him and his interference. Consequently, she was taken into custody and locked up on charges of drunkenness and obscene language m a public place. . > . r. OliVe did not disclose any of that morning-after-the-night-be-fore feeling when she took the dock before Magistrate Mosley the following morning.

Neatly attired m a smart fawn costume, with stock- ' .

ings and shoes to match, a chic red hat which toned with her , slightly flushed complexion, she smiled en-

trancingly as she replied: "Well, slightly," to Magistrate . Mosley's Inquiry whether she : . remembered anything about the- previous night's happenings. ' a But ; what of her gay romance?? The days of chivalry, have not yet passed, and it is quite possible; of course, that he. may have been doing the good, Samaritan stuff. He might just have happened' across this ( lpnely,- buf very intoxicated girl, and, having a car, offered to see her home. • i ■ MMllltllltllllltlllltinUlltllllltlllltltltlllllllllllllllllllillllllliHltHllllHllUlllininiHlUllHHUllUUllHllllllltlflUti lllMirilllllllllllllllllllHllHlMilllllHHHllllinillUllllllllllltllllUHlllllllinillllllHlllllllllllllllllllllllinitHllllllll

The Olive Branch

i But, whatever the circumstances — whether the girl's condition was of his doing or whether he was merely taking a kindly interest m her— he might just as well have done the job properly. Perhaps the fear of publicity may have driven him hurriedly home to his favorite haunts m Springston.

But; before he went, he might have endeavored to hail out the girj or have arranged for . a solicitor to appear on. her behalf m court the nggct day. Olive looked somewhat bewildered as the court orderly held before her

a typewritten sheet

bearing the words which she allegedly used at the height of the carousal.

She did not deny using the words, but informed the magistrate that she only slightly remembered what had happened and what had been said. Sub-inspector Fitzpatrick informed the court that both the girl and the , young man had their hands, on the wheel. ' They had steered a very erratic course along Cambridge Terrace before colliding with a car on the park. f "No doubt the owner of the car iMitJiHitiiniiiiitniiiiitiMiniittiinuitiiiHHiiuuiiiuiniiiiiiiiiiiiiitiHiiiitiiitiinniiiitiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu'liiiiiiiii lIIIIIIIIIIHItIItIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIMIIIIIII[ItII<IIIHIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIHI[IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIItIIIIItIII

'will appear before you later on another charge," the sub-inspector added. Olive was not represented by counsel and offered nothing m extenuation of her behavior. . " Her mode of living, however, was described by the sub-inspector as a trifle gay. She had a widowed mother living at Riccarton, but the girl rented a room m town, and, according. to police observations, had been hitting the high spots. .■'•'' Olive was given the option of going to gaol or becoming an m- . mate ' of the Salvation Army women's home for twelve months, After consultation with Ensign Newton, she chose the home.. She was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within twelve months, conditional upon her remaining under the control -.of the Salvation Army for a year. On the charge of drunkenness she was fined 10s., In default twenty-four hours m prison. And so ended Olive's gay life for at least a year, while her anonymous partner m the carousal remained conveniently m the background, leaving her to fabe the music alone. Yes, the. woman pays, all right.